Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-17
DENVER AND THE GULF.
The Beautiful Harber at Corpus Christt-A
Bright Prediction Of Denver's
Future Greatness.
DenYer EcnNMllCAn

advantages that will accrue to Denver on
the completion Of that road to the City Of
Mexico, by means OF q connection that
will be formed by the Denver, Texas AID
Gulf line, now building southwark to
meet the Fort Worth and Denver City
Railroad. Let me add few words on
this subjec and that CT deep water out
let on the Gull that the necessary con-
ciseness and brevity CT an editorial will
not admit Of
1t is now conceded by all who are fa-
miliar with the Texas coast that Arkansas
Pass ls the only natural deep water hsr-
Dor on the Gulf, and the only one where
twenty five to thirty feet Of water Can be
obtained st q reasonable cost.
Knowing this, citizens OF Corpus Christi
snd San Antonio organized and are build
ing rapidly the Arkansas Pass Railroad to
connect that port with the railway system
OF Texas. When the Denver, Texas and
Gulf shall have made its connection ST
Fort Worth, short line to the seab0acd
will be given Denver. Connecting here
with the Union Pacific, 1t will form the
trunk line Of the great northwest, with q
network of railroads branching from 1t
and draining a territory larger than
al that part of the United States east Of
the Mississippi. Denver, from its favor
able geographical position and through
the proper energy of its citizens, will be
the distributing point for this great area
OF country, receiving the commerce Ct
the seas for distribution and gathering
the various products Of this territory for
shipment to foreign ports.
An examination of accurate msps shows
that Denver will then be as near Arkansas
Pass by raiI as it is now to Chicago; and
that a rail haul Of quite 1000 miles Will be
saved to Denver merchants; or in the
COLcise words of Governor Evans: "The
distance from Denver to the guf over
this route is about 1000 miles less Of rail
haul than TO New York"
This short line TO the Gulf will be the
thOrOughfare for an enormous freight
traffic ard passenger trade scarcely
dreamed Of now, and 1t is no exaggera-
ton to say will make Denver a city of
$50, 900 inhabitants il less than ten years.
Other cities are bidding for this traffic,
notably Kansas City, with its direct
through line to Galveston and Denver
must be wide awake to it's present advan-
tages if it would reap the abundant har
vest outlined above.
Texas now produces nearly Onehalf OF
the entire cotton crop of the south, and
the acreage in this staple is increasing
yearly. Denver with this short rail haul
from the cotton fields can pIaCe the rsW
material in her factories cheaper than it
can be done in the New England mills.
With excellent water, abundant Gnd
cheap fuel, an unsurpassed climate in
which opera ives can work the year
round, large ,cotton mills should be
o. 9 ~
etable fabrics to supply the demand of
this business and that ii will be q vaIua-
bic acquisition to Denver's resources
must be evident to every one.
Corpus Christi, the second coast city
of Texas in size and commercial i'm
portance, is situated near Arkansas Pass.
1t is the Texas terminus of the Mexican
National and the coast terminus Of the
Arkansas Pass Railroad. It's admirable
situation for great coast city, being on
the highest land of the CUT coast, forty
feet shove sea level and high above storm
tides, is attracting attention from CAPT
talist5 and railroad men. I'm
doubtedlY it will become in the
near future the seaside resort Of
the south es we'll as q great CON-
mercial center, and must attract Colorado
people who go to the seashore, as the de-
lightful mountain resorts Of this state
must attract the coast people who need
once year change to a rsrer and dryer
air. If there is to be then great recipro-
cal trade between this mountain city and
the gulf port, an acquaintance should be
cultivated 81 once, and the two sections
should Join hands in the one effort of mu-
tual development.
The gulf curves sharply near Corpus
| Christi, forming almost crescent. Ii is
here that the deep water comes near the
shore, nearer than at any other point on
the coast. This is caused by the cur
rents OF the gulf-stream being forced
down centrifugally against this shore,
cutting and securing in the effort to get
southwark, and thus deepens the waters
in the curve of the gulf, as the water in
q river is always deepened on the con-
cave side of bend in the stream By the
current flowing against that side. These
| littOral gulf currents are constant and of
great force.
The nearness of deep water to the shore
at this point renders feasible the 'Willett
project" OF building & breskwater and
iron pier into the gulf to form an artificial
harbor for the accommodation OF the com
merce of the northwest that must soon
seek this short outlet to the sea. The
protector, Mr.. John Willett, is now Or
ganizing company to build the pier and
breskwater.
Corpus Christi, Arkansas Pass and the
site for Millett's pier are within radius
of twenty miles and railroads seeking
either harbor must pass through Corpus
| Christi.
1t should be sufficient merely to Gail
the attention of the Denver people to
Governor Evans short line to the Gulf
and the advantages to be derived there
from. ". P. CARUTHERs.
Denver, Aug. II, 1887.